It’s the time of year when women’s ministry teams select Bible-study curriculum for the coming year.
Choosing a study that is biblically rich, theologically sound, and works for a real-life group of women can be a challenge. To help narrow down the options, we asked 20 women’s ministry leaders for their recommendations for both Bible and book studies. Their recommendations certainly don’t highlight all the good Christian books available, but the format and content of these resources have worked well in their women’s small groups.
Maybe one of them will work for yours.
Recently Published Bible Studies
(alphabetical by author)
Hope A. Blanton and Christine B. Gordon
Galatians: At His Feet Studies
Homework: Less than 1 hour per week
Video: No
Lydia Brownback
Luke: Good News of Great Joy
Homework: 2–3 hours per week
Video: No
Courtney Doctor and Melissa Kruger
Remember Your Joy: A Bible Study of Salvation Stories in the Old Testament
Homework: 2–3 hours per week
Video: Videos will be available after The Gospel Coalition’s 2022 Women’s Conference. (Better yet, join us in person!)
Christine Hoover
Seek First the Kingdom: God’s Invitation to Life and Joy in the Book of Matthew
Homework: 1–2 hours per week
Video: No
Sarah Ivill
Isaiah: The Holy One of Israel
Homework: 4–5 hours per week
Video: No
Trillia J. Newbell
A Great Cloud of Witnesses: A Study of Those Who Lived By Faith
Homework: 1–2 hours per week
Video: No
Ruth Chou Simons
Truthfilled: The Practice of Preaching to Yourself Through Every Season
Homework: 1–3 hours per week
Video: Yes
Susan Tyner
What’s She Doing Here? The Messy Women in Jesus’s Genealogy
Homework: Less than 1 hour per week
Video: No
Jen Wilkin
God of Deliverance: A Study of Exodus 1–18
Homework: 1–2 hours per week
Video: Yes
Bible Studies
(alphabetical by author)
Hope A. Blanton and Christine B. Gordon
Psalms, Philippians, Romans, and so on
Homework: Less than 1 hour per week
Video: No
Dee Brestin
A Woman of Healthy Relationships, A Woman of Contentment (Ecclesiastes), The Jesus Who Surprises (Bible overview), and so on
Homework: 2–3 hours per week
Video: No
Courtney Doctor
From Garden to Glory (Bible overview)
Homework: 1–2 hours per week
Video: Yes
Keri Folmar
Son of God (Mark), Grace (Ephesians), Joy! (Philippians), and so on
Homework: 2–4 hours per week
Video: No
Greg Gilbert
James
Homework: 1–2 hours per week
Video: No
Nancy Guthrie
The Promised One (Genesis), The Wisdom of God (Psalms & wisdom books), Hoping for Something Better (Hebrews), and so on
Homework: 2–4 hours per week
Video: Yes
Cynthia Heald
Becoming a Woman of Grace, Loving Your Husband, Becoming a Woman of Simplicity, and so on
Homework: less than 1 hour per week
Video: No
Sarah Ivill
Ezra and Nehemiah, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, and Jude, Revelation, and so on
Homework: 4–5 hours per week
Video: No
Melissa B. Kruger
In All Things (Philippians)
Homework: 2–4 hours per week
Video: No
Kathleen B. Neilson
Joshua, Proverbs, Colossians and Philippians
Homework: 2–4 hours per week
Video: No
Trillia Newbell
If God Is for Us (Romans)
Homework: 1–2 hours per week
Video: No
George Robertson with Mary Beth McGreevy
Deuteronomy
Homework: 1–2 hours per week
Video: No
John Stott
Beatitudes, The Sermon on the Mount, Acts
Homework: less than 1 hour per week
Video: No
Jen Wilkin
God of Creation (Genesis 1–11), The Sermon on the Mount, 1 Peter, and so on
Homework: 1–2 hours per week
Video: Yes
Big Dream Ministries (multi-authored)
The Pentateuch, The Poetical Books, The Post-Exilic Books, and so on
Homework: 3–5 hours per week
Video: Yes
Book Studies
(books with an * do not have discussion questions or an available study guide)
Hannah Anderson, Humble Roots: How Humility Grows and Nourishes Your Soul
Lydia Brownback, A Woman’s Wisdom: How the Book of Proverbs Speaks to Everything
Keri Folmar, The Good Portion: Scripture
Nancy Guthrie, Even Better than Eden: Nine Ways the Bible’s Story Changes Everything about Your Story
Megan Hill, Praying Together: The Priority and Privilege of Prayer in Our Homes, Communities, and Churches
Abby Hutto, God for Us: Discovering the Heart of the Father through the Life of the Son
Betsy Childs Howard, Seasons of Waiting: Walking by Faith when Dreams Are Delayed
Melissa B. Kruger, The Envy of Eve: Finding Contentment in a Covetous World
Melissa B. Kruger (ed.), Identity Theft: Reclaiming the Truth of Our Identity in Christ
Tim Lane and Paul David Tripp, Relationships: A Mess Worth Making
Rondi Lauterbach, Hungry: Learning to Feed Your Soul with Christ
Carolyn McCully with Nora Shank, The Measure of Success: Uncovering the Biblical Perspective on Women, Work, and the Home*
Paul E. Miller, A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World*
Catherine Parks, Real: The Surprising Secret to Deeper Relationships
John Piper and Justin Taylor (eds.), Suffering and the Sovereignty of God
Donald S. Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life*
Jen Wilkin, None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That’s a Good Thing)
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, Lies Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets Them Free
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